Can't have a major release date without competitors taking a crap all over it. In this case, Electronic Arts and Codemasters. We love it when people talk trash about other folks' products. Let's you and him fight! »11/24/10 10:30pm 11/24/10 10:30pm

When people argue that smartphones are on the level with Playstation or DS portable as gaming platforms, they'll usually whip out a racing game. With good reason! iOS and Android's racing games are actually some of their best, period. »10/20/10 4:00pm 10/20/10 4:00pm

Join Kotaku as we showcase some of the best and not-so-best games available for the shiny new iPad. Check out hands-on impressions for Mirror's Edge, Need for Speed: Shift, Geometry Wars, and more! »4/03/10 4:00pm 4/03/10 4:00pm

I'm not bad at racing games — I can speed, swerve for pickups and wreck the car, no problem. I'm just bad at driving, so if there are no pickups and you're not supposed to crash, well... »12/17/09 3:00pm 12/17/09 3:00pm

Calling it "the most bug-ridden piece of code I have witnessed in recent times," one blogger writes of his frustration when the game crashes on a PlayStation Store loading screen. Well, here's your problem: He has the Xbox 360 version. »9/27/09 1:00pm 9/27/09 1:00pm

Need for Speed Shift is about an apt a title as you'll find, referring not only to, obviously, its auto-racing genre, but also to EA's efforts to take the series in a new direction – namely, toward more serious simulation-style fare and away from the cops-and-robbers, anything-goes attitude of the game's predecessors. »9/25/09 6:00pm 9/25/09 6:00pm

Need for Speed Shift drifts its way onto store shelves this week, and the official trailer shows up what to expect from EA's more realistic take on the classic racing series. »9/16/09 7:00pm 9/16/09 7:00pm

EA's long-running, big-selling racing franchise Need for Speed has fallen on hard times in recent years. Which seems to have the mega-publisher on the front foot when it comes to their competition in the genre. »6/12/09 3:30am 6/12/09 3:30am

It's official: the sheen has well and truly worn off the Need for Speed franchise. Once a guaranteed smash, recent titles have under-performed badly, leading EA to announce a total reboot for the series. »1/30/09 5:30am 1/30/09 5:30am